@Captawesome3390 A stroker would be classified as someone who has a slower ball speed and a lower rev rate, about 200RPM. Walter Ray Williams, Jr. is a stroker. A tweener is someone wo has an average speed, about 17MPH, and rev rate, about 350RPM. A tweener would be considered Parker Bohn III. A cranker is smeone with a high ball speed and a hih rev rate, usally about 500, but some go up to 650-700! Robert Smith or Jason Belmonte would be considered a cranker. Hope this helps!
@supermonkeyballboy Robert Smith is a Power Tweener, WRW Jr. is a Power Stroker. A better example of a textbook stroker would have been the legend, Earl Anthony or Norm Duke. Tommy Jones is a textbook cranker, and Jason Belmonte doesn't count because two-handed is its own classification, "for pussies only."
In terms of this vid, that kid has no idea what the differences between styles are, nor how to switch between them.
@jamoke I don't really get where you're coming from. TJ has a slightly lower rev rate than Smith but he's classified as cranker. For WRWJr, I see where you're coming from, but you're still classifying him as a stroker, just in a subcategory. As for Belmo, yes, he uses the two-handed approach, and he creates a high rev rate, technically making him a cranker, but a cranker who uses a two-handed approach. But two-handed bowling is also a VERY legitament style, not a style "for pussies only."
@supermonkeyballboy Basing style on rev rate is outdated and obsolete. There's no longer 3, no wait, 4 simple classifications a bowler's style can be described (everyone always forgets Full Roller.) As bowling and ball technology have evolved tremendously so have the ways one can throw a ball, naturally there are far more ways to describe style to cover all that new gray area, i.e. Power stroker, etc. To continue to apply pros to that simple 3-style classification is shortsighted.
@supermonkeyballboy To clarify, two-handed is a gimmick, just as is helicoptering, and is its own class. The so called "mechanics" of two-handed, especially no thumb, are a complete deviation from any style and therefore must stand alone. And what matters most when differentiating between styles is mechanics, wrist position, ball axis tilt/rotation, and lastly rev rate and speed.
As the kid in the video needs to learn, the difference in styles is not simply moving right and changing your line.
thats a slow tweener lol...more revs than turner but same speed
jamoXDlemon 1 week ago
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MrDarksniper123 3 weeks ago
Thats a cranker not a stroker
MrDarksniper123 3 weeks ago
thats not a stroker
hebesvideos 3 weeks ago
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tyecht07 3 weeks ago
straighten up those shoulders dude...
iaknesnah79 1 month ago
can someone explain to me what the difference styles are and what they mean?
Captawesome3390 1 month ago
@Captawesome3390 A stroker would be classified as someone who has a slower ball speed and a lower rev rate, about 200RPM. Walter Ray Williams, Jr. is a stroker. A tweener is someone wo has an average speed, about 17MPH, and rev rate, about 350RPM. A tweener would be considered Parker Bohn III. A cranker is smeone with a high ball speed and a hih rev rate, usally about 500, but some go up to 650-700! Robert Smith or Jason Belmonte would be considered a cranker. Hope this helps!
supermonkeyballboy 1 month ago
@supermonkeyballboy Robert Smith is a Power Tweener, WRW Jr. is a Power Stroker. A better example of a textbook stroker would have been the legend, Earl Anthony or Norm Duke. Tommy Jones is a textbook cranker, and Jason Belmonte doesn't count because two-handed is its own classification, "for pussies only."
In terms of this vid, that kid has no idea what the differences between styles are, nor how to switch between them.
jamoke 1 month ago
@jamoke I don't really get where you're coming from. TJ has a slightly lower rev rate than Smith but he's classified as cranker. For WRWJr, I see where you're coming from, but you're still classifying him as a stroker, just in a subcategory. As for Belmo, yes, he uses the two-handed approach, and he creates a high rev rate, technically making him a cranker, but a cranker who uses a two-handed approach. But two-handed bowling is also a VERY legitament style, not a style "for pussies only."
supermonkeyballboy 1 month ago
@supermonkeyballboy Basing style on rev rate is outdated and obsolete. There's no longer 3, no wait, 4 simple classifications a bowler's style can be described (everyone always forgets Full Roller.) As bowling and ball technology have evolved tremendously so have the ways one can throw a ball, naturally there are far more ways to describe style to cover all that new gray area, i.e. Power stroker, etc. To continue to apply pros to that simple 3-style classification is shortsighted.
jamoke 1 month ago
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@supermonkeyballboy To clarify, two-handed is a gimmick, just as is helicoptering, and is its own class. The so called "mechanics" of two-handed, especially no thumb, are a complete deviation from any style and therefore must stand alone. And what matters most when differentiating between styles is mechanics, wrist position, ball axis tilt/rotation, and lastly rev rate and speed.
As the kid in the video needs to learn, the difference in styles is not simply moving right and changing your line.
jamoke 1 month ago
@supermonkeyballboy people consider smith a power tweener because he likes to throw the ball hard
JoeMc1112 4 days ago
this vid is pointless all of them u crank it but your in dif. area of the lane you are just changeing it a slight bit
402omb 4 months ago
Definitly a cranker shot with a spare ball, but it looks cool xD
TheWaterRunner 5 months ago
Not a stroker
ambushIV 5 months ago
You're not a stroker.
intoxsik 6 months ago
Your cranking it.
OriginalAssumer 6 months ago